Chapter 42: Facts of the case
Xiao Xinrong frowned, there was a military rebellion in Daimyo County half a month ago, although it was quickly suppressed, but it can't help but make people wonder why there was a military rebellion.
The imperial court sent a messenger to investigate, but nothing was found. However, after returning to Kyoto, he was secretly stuffed with a letter in which he said that the reason for the rebellion was because someone was doing something about military rations.
Qin Cha did not dare to slack off, and reported the matter to the emperor, and the emperor ordered the matter to be handed over to Xiao Xinrong, the prince of alcohol.
After Xiao Xinrong received the holy decree, he was afraid that there would be another situation like the last time when he returned in vain, so he sent Xiao Yunfei to inquire about the news.
Xiao Xinrong said coldly: "Since it's true, then I'll go and find out this rat who stole food." ”
"Then when are you going to leave?" Xiao Yunfei asked.
"Tomorrow. As soon as the words fell, Xiao Xinrong had already stood up and was about to leave.
"Hey, you don't want me to have a meal?" Xiao Yunfei shouted at Xiao Xinrong, who opened the door and left, in exchange for a deep silence.
Outside the restaurant, Zhao Wei handed over the horsewhip and said, "Lord Wang, it has been found out that the woman just now is the eldest lady in Xiahou Mansion." ”
Xiahou Mansion is the daughter of the great general Xiahou, no wonder! This Xiahou is the only general in Xuanhua Kingdom, the tiger father has no dog son, the eldest son follows him all the year round to guard the border pass, and he is also a rare brave general, and it is not surprising that there is such a daughter in the family.
I want to go back and prepare quickly, and I will leave as soon as possible tomorrow, Xiao Xinrong quickly put this matter behind him.
At the sound of the order, the horse spread its legs and ran out.
The next day, Xiao Xinrong set off early in the morning and arrived at Daimyo County before noon.
After hearing the news, Wang Mao, the prefect of Daimyo County, came to greet him with his subordinates early.
Everyone flocked Xiao Xinrong to the backyard of the mansion, and two tables of wine banquets were set up in the backyard.
After sending him away, Wang Mao shook the fat all over his body and let out a sigh, and was startled when he received the news, how could the imperial court send this plague god!
However, it seems that the rumors cannot be believed, and when I see Xiao Xinrong today, he is not like the rumored cruel and vicious person, but he is silent and silent, and he does not refuse people thousands of miles at the banquet, and he frequently drinks with everyone, and his steps are not very steady when he leaves.
It's a pity that I rejected the two maidservants I provided, such a beautiful woman with a beautiful fragrance doesn't know how to enjoy it, it's really blind, so let's enjoy it yourself.
Hey...... Thinking of this, Wang Mao squinted his eyes and couldn't wait to go into the backyard.
At this moment, Xiao Xinrong, who was at the post station, looked a little drunk, sat on the stool with clear eyes, and was instructing his subordinate Chen Hu to go to the warehouse and military camp where the military rations were placed to find out, and ordered Zhao Wei to monitor Wang Mao to see if he had any contact with anyone tonight.
The next morning, the two came back to resume their lives, Zhao Wei said that there was nothing abnormal, and Wang Mao turned off the lights and went to bed very early.
Chen Hu said again: "There is only a small amount of military food in the granary, and no abnormalities have been found, but some useful things have been found in the barracks. ”
A small soldier in the barracks sneaked out to drink a few days ago, and after getting drunk, he had a conflict with his boss and scolded his boss for being greedy for military rations, and was hanged in a private cell in the army.
By the time Zhao Wei saw people, he was already starving to death.
After Zhao Wei rescued the people, this person told Zhao Wei that he and one of the soldiers in this rebellion were cousins, and he heard his cousin say that the military rations were secretly exchanged by the collusion between the people of the army and the officials, but it is a pity that his cousin was killed in this rebellion, and he did not know who the collusion was said.
He also said that in order to rescue this person, he found a corpse and put it in a private prison, and set a fire to burn the private prison.
Xiao Xinrong nodded and said, "Hide the person." ”
Who could it be?
Xiao Xinrong immediately sent an order to the garrison stationed in the army to send a list of military generals.
After carefully studying these lists, he circled several people who might have come into contact with military rations with a pen, and ordered Chen Hu and Zhao Wei to send some more people to monitor these people with all their might.
In the next few days, Xiao Xinrong wandered around during the day, accompanied by Wang Mao, drinking and chatting with county officials, seemingly forgetting the purpose of his trip.
Everyone also thinks that the rumors are just that, and Prince Alcohol's trip may just be a process, which makes the people who are secretly observing breathe a sigh of relief.
On this day, Zhao Wei and Chen Hu replied that two staff generals and a garrison surnamed Lin had the opportunity to come into contact with military rations before and after the accident.
followed the clues and found that one of the generals surnamed Cheng and the leader of a nearby Cao Gang were friends.
Lin Shoubei is a distant relative of the prefect Wang Mao, maybe the two may collude.
After listening to this, Xiao Xinrong said: "Lead someone to arrest this Cao Gang leader." The two of them took the order.
The next evening, a few muffled grunts suddenly came from a dilapidated house in a remote street in Daimyo County.
He Jiang, the leader of the Cao Gang, never imagined that one day he would be beaten unconscious and put in a sack, and he was carried for several miles and almost vomited.
Now I stopped, and I heard someone ask, "Brought?"
The person carrying himself replied yes, and then threw himself to the ground hard, and He Jiang, who fell, couldn't help but snort a few times.
Chen Hu untied the rope tied to the mouth of the sack, dragged the person out and took out the rags in his mouth, and He Jiang looked up and down at the few people in front of him by the faint candlelight in the room.
In the middle stood a noble man dressed in dark green clothes, his handsome face was like a marble carving, with distinct facial features, angular lines, and deep gaze giving people a sense of oppression.
The two people around him were strong and strong, with weapons in their hands, and a solemn aura rushed towards them.
He Jiang's heart moved, this was the breath that had been experienced after several fights, and he must have carried a lot of lives on his body.
He Jiang's expression became cautious, and he asked: "I don't know how many heroes are on that road, did Jiang offend him in the past?"